Deriving equations on Einstein's 4th paper

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I need to derive some equation that are on the paper "does the inertia of a body depend on it's energy content". http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/E_mc2/www/" I just don't know where to start and if someone can point me to the right direction, it will be so much help.

The first is,
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I know that this was derived using the theory of relativity but I don't know where to start and transformations to use.

The second is,
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The emission of waves of light and other stuffs just confuses me more, and is these just using the above relationship?

Thank you very much.
 
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